Earth Sciences and Biology – Biogeography

Download Teaching Sequence This sequence combines aspects of year 9 Earth and Space sciences with Biological sciences and introduces students to a field called Biogeography, which is the study of the distribution of flora and fauna over time and space. The teaching...

Investigating Food Webs

Download Teaching Sequence This teaching and learning sequence relates to the Year 9 Science Biological Sciences content, focusing primarily on ecosystems and the interactions occurring within them. Research conducted on alpine tree frogs and the Baw Baw frogs by...

Rocks, Fossils and Geological Time Periods

Rocks, Fossils and Geological Time Periods Download Teaching Sequence This teaching and learning sequence has been developed for Year 8 Earth and Space Sciences focusing on sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks and their minerals and how they are formed by...

Pest Species

Download Teaching Sequence This teaching and learning sequence is based on Laura Xin Lu Tan’s research involving monitoring raven predation activity on penguin eggs on the Summerlands beach in Phillip Island. This context will help students understand the long and...

Koalas at Cape Otway

Download Teaching Sequence Download Research Article Download Data Collection - Presentation This teaching and learning sequence is based on Dr Desley Whisson’s research into population dynamics of Koalas at Cape Otway and is important in a school community because it...